However, it was
hypothesized that depressive symptoms and maternal history
of chronic pain would be significantly associated with
school absences. It was also expected that children and
adolescents with JPFS who had a co-morbid psychiatric
diagnosis would have significantly more school absences
than those without. Given the lack of prior work in homeschooled
pain patients, no specific hypotheses were made
regarding characteristics of JPFS patients who were homeschooled
versus those in regular school.